AutoNation Announces 4th Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call, January 29, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., January. 9, 2009: AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it will release its financial results for the 4th Quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008 on Thursday, January 29, 2009. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer, Mike Maroone, president and chief operating officer, and Mike Short, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss these results and information regarding the Company's business and operating environment during a conference call and audio webcast that same morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call may be accessed by phone at 888-769-8515 (pass code: AutoNation) or via the Internet (audio webcast) at AUTONATION by clicking on the "About Us" link then clicking on "Investors" and then "Webcasts." A playback of the conference call will be available after 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time January 29, 2009 through February 5, 2009 by calling 800-867-1926, (pass code: 75300).